Ore separating or concentrating apparatus.



G. P. GODLEY.

ORB SEPARATING on GONGENTRATING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 25, 1909. I

Patented Nov.'30, 1909.

INVENTOR.

WITNESSES A TTORNE Y.

ANDREW, B. ORANAM m FHVTU-LRHOGRAPNERS. WASHINGTON. n. c.

GEORGE E. sooner, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ORE S EPABATING OR CONCENTRATING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1939.

Application filed August 25, 1909. Serial No. 514,639.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GoDLnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OreSeparating or Concentrating Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to ore separating or concentrating apparatus andthe principal object of the present invention is to provide simple,eflicient and comparatively inexpensive apparatus whereby theconcentrates may be separated from the ore as the latter passes'throughthe apparatus.

Other objects of the invention relate to general detail construction andarrangement of parts as will hereinafter more fully apaear. 1 Thenature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be morefully understood from the following description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, forming part hereof and in which Figure 1, isa view in side elevation of apparatus embodying the invention, Fig. 2,is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

In the drawings, there is shown a pair of standards 1 and 2,constituting bearings which pivotally support a generally barrelshapeddrum 3, of any suitable material and which may be provided with aremovable head 4. This drum 3, is so arranged with respect to itsbearings that a rocking motion may be imparted to the drum,longitudinally considered, in contradistinction from 2. lateral or sideto side rocking movement. Pivotally connected with respect to one end ofthe drum 3, is a reciprocating bar 5, motion to which is imparted by anysuitable means as at 6, means 7, being present whereby the throw of thereciprocating bar 5, may be adjusted to produce a longer or shorterthrow of said drum.

In the drawings, this device is shown as being a disk mounted upon arotatable shaft, the said disk being provided with coupling holessuitable for the attachment of the link bar 5. The holes are arranged atdifferent distances from the disk center in order that the throw of thedrum may be adjusted to accommodate diilerent materials to be separated.Centrally disposed with respect to the drum 3,

and arranged vertically thereof is a feed inlet 3, shown as comprising apipe having a flarmg mouth adapted for the introduction of ore and thelike. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, this pipe extends into theinterior of the drum and extends preferably below the water line aa, ofthe drum. By this arrangement, the very light pieces of metal areprevented from floating upon the surface of the water. Arranged at thebottom of the drum 3, and immediately below and in alinement with thepipe 8, is an outlet pipe 9, provided with a valve 10, by means of whichthe concentrates may be drawn from the ap paratus. Arranged uponopposite sides of the above described outlet the bottom of the drum 3,is provided with laterally extending apertured frames 12, or baflieplates calculated to agitate the'matter within the drum during therocking process. The forward end of the drum is provided with adischarge outlet 13, leading from which may be a suitable trough 14,carried by the said drum. A suitable trough 15, may be present ifdesired to receive the waste products which pass through the drum by wayof the opening 13.

lhe operation of the above described apparatus is as follows :The drum3, being provided with a suitable supply of water, ore is introduced byway of the inlet 8, and the operating mechanism 6, set in motion. As thedrum 3, is rocked back and forth, longitudinally considered, that isfrom end to end, the ore is caused to move from end to end of said drumthereby thoroughly agitating the same and causing the concentrates,which are heavier than the waste matter, to settle in the bottom of thedrum, while the waste matter passes out through the opening 13. Afterthis operation has been carried on for suflicient length of time, theenriched material is collected from the bottom of the drum by way of thevalved outlet 9.

What I claim is 1. In an ore concentrator the combination of areceptacle mounted to rock upon a transverse axis, a centrally andvertically arranged feed hopper carried by the receptacle top andextended within the receptacle, valved concentrates discharge meanscarried by the receptacle bottom in alinement with said hopper,apertured baffle plates arranged in parallelism with the receptacle axisupon opposite sides of said discharge means, a Waste discharge elementat one end of the receptacle and means for rocking said receptacle.

2. In an ore concentrator the combination of a longitudinally arrangedgenerally barrel-shaped drum mounted to rock upon a transverse axis,means for rocking said drum from end to end, a centrally and verticallyarranged feed hopper carried by the top of said drum and extendedtherein, valved concentrates discharge means in alinement with saidhopper carried by the bottom of said drum, laterally arranged aperturedbafi'le plates projecting upwardly from the bottom of said drum andarranged in parallelism with the drum axis upon opposite sides of saiddischarge means and a discharge spout carried by one end of said drumfor removing the Waste products, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

GEORGE F. GODLEY. Vitnesses VT. J. JACKSON, M. R. Knmns.

